ST. PETER, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's soccer team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday, traveling to Gustavus for a 4 p.m. matchup with the Gusties.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 MIAC, 2-5-1 Overall) at Gustavus Gusties (1-2-0 MIAC, 4-2-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
•  Saint Mary's—September 24, 2016 * Arden Hills, Minn.: The Cardinals scored two of the game's first three goals, but Bethel responded with three unanswered tallies—one late in the first half and two more in the second half—in handing Saint Mary's a 4-2 setback at Ona Orth Athletic Complex | Recap
• Gustavus—September 24, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: St. Thomas scored the game's only goal in the 52^nd minute, as the Tommies handed the Gusties a 1-0 conference setback | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Gustavus—A Year Ago:
• September 30, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: The last time Saint Mary's and Gustavus met, the two teams combined for six goals in a 3-3 double-overtime tie. It was a completely different story when the Cardinals and Gusties squared off again at Ochrymowycz Field, as the two teams combined for just one goal—that coming eight minutes into overtime. Unfortunately, that lone goal came off the foot of Gustavus' Maddison Ackiss with less than three minutes remaining in the first overtime period, as the Gusties handed the Cardinals a heartbreaking 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: After back-to-back road games, the Cardinals return home on Saturday, playing host to Concordia in a 3:30 p.m. MIAC matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Gustavus: The Gusties return to action on Saturday, entertaining Carleton in a 1 p.m. MIAC showdown in St. Peter, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Wednesday's game at Gustavus is the second straight road game for the Cardinals. This is the last time this season that the Cardinals will play back-to-back road games. … Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.) and Emma Schaefer (Roseville, Minn.) netted the Cardinals' two goals in their 4-2 loss to Bethel last Saturday. … The Cardinals' last seven goals have come from six different players—Dup has scored twice, while Schaefer, Emily Loof (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Abby Lafko (Gilbert, Ariz.), Hailey Cottle (Orting, Wash.), and Bridgette Leverich (Verona, Wis.) have accounted for the others. … With her goal against Bethel, Schaefer moved into the team lead with three goals—one more than Dup, Loof, Lafko, Leverich, and Wallraff. … Schaefer is also the team's points leader with eight—two more than Leverich—while Aubrie Cornell (Columbia, Mo.) owns a team-high three assists. … Cottle's goal against Martin Luther on Sept. 5 was her first as a Cardinal. … Loof collected the Cardinals' first goal of the season, scoring in the game's 72^nd minute against Luther on Sept. 1. … Loof has now scored at least one goal in all three seasons at Saint Mary's. … Schaefer and Wallraff each scored two goals in the Cardinals' 7-2 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 5. It was the fourth multiple-goal game of her career for Schaefer, while it was the first time in her career that Wallraff has scored twice in a game. … Gabriella Pederson (Chaska, Minn.) equaled her season high with eight saves against Bethel Saturday—stopping four Royal shots in the first half, and four more in the second. … Pederson, who has started seven of the Cardinals' eight games in goal, has now posted three career-high eight-save performances this season. Along with Saturday's effort against Bethel, the freshman stopped eight shots in her first collegiate start against Luther on Sept. 1, and equaled that effort against Augsburg on Sept. 13. … Pederson collected her second collegiate shutout against UW-Superior on Sept. 18, stopping the Yellowjackets' lone shot in Saint Mary's 4-0 victory. … Pederson recorded her first collegiate shutout against Benedictine on Sept. 9—without having to record a save. … Pederson owns a 1.80 goals-against-average and has made 37 saves in 689 minutes played. … Sarah Sieracki (Schererville, Ind.) picked up the win in goal against Martin Luther on Sept. 5, stopping four of the six first-half shots she faced. … Saint Mary's 1-0 loss to UW-River Falls on Sept. 21 was the second overtime game of the season for the Cardinals, who battled Benedictine to a 0-0 deadlock on Sept. 9. … The Cardinals' seven goals in their 7-2 nonconference win over Martin Luther on Sept. 5 were a season high. All seven goals came after Saint Mary's surrendered back-to-back tallies to the Vikings in the game's opening 20 minutes. … The Cardinals' seven goals against Martin Luther were the most since netting seven against both UW-Superior and Bethany Lutheran during the 2014 season. … Nine of the Cardinals' last 11 goals have come in the second half. … Saint Mary's has outscored its opponents 10-5 after halftime, but the Cardinals have been outscored 11-4 in the game's opening 45 minutes. … The Cardinals' 0-0 deadlock against Benedictine on Sept. 9 was their first tie since a 3-3 stalemate against Gustavus on Oct. 1, 2014. … The Cardinals' game against Benedictine was also Saint Mary's first 0-0 tie since Oct. 2, 2010, when the Cardinals and Concordia played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer. … The Cardinals' 7-2 win over Martin Luther on Sept. 5 snapped a 12-game road losing streak, dating back to a 7-1 win at Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 23, 2014.
 
Scouting The Gustavus Gusties:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back home games for the Gusties, who have played their last three contests on the road. … Last Saturday's 1-0 loss at St. Thomas pushed GAC's winless streak to three straight (0-2-1). … The Gusties opened the season riding a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1)—outscoring their opponents 14-0. Since then, however, GAC has managed just two goals in its last three contests—while giving up five. … Gustavus scored a season-high eight goals in an 8-0 win over Crown on Sept. 9. … Gustavus' 16 goals through eight games have come from 13 different players. … Emily Skogseth and Paula Miller lead the team with two goals each. … Skogseth and Miller, along with Jana Elliott, share the team lead in points with five. … Elliott has a team-high three assists, one more than Laura Johnson. … GAC's four game-winning goals have come from four different players—Skogseth, Paula Miller, Chase Miller, and Josie Mazzone. … Ashley Becker has started all eight games in goal for the Gusties, compiling a 0.64 goals-against-average and an .886 save percentage. … Becker owns four shutouts, and has stopped 39 of the 44 shots she's faced. … Gustavus has scored 11 of its 16 goals after halftime. GAC's opponents, meanwhile, have netted three goals in the first half and two in the second. … The Gusties have played one overtime game this season, battling UW-Eau Claire to a 1-1 deadlock on Sept. 22.